A FLY-on-the-wall documentary following staff and pupils at a local school will air next week.

Harrop Fold School is the latest secondary to invited cameras into the classrooms and corridors for Channel 4’s hit Educating series.

Educating Greater Manchester will air on August 31 just days before young people across Bolton and Walkden prepare to go back after the long summer break.

The show is described as a “warm and honest exploration of what life’s like for students and their teachers at Harrop Fold, a secondary school at the heart of a changing community”.

Viewers will be hoping for more heartwarming stories like these as the show returns tonight after a two-year break.

Channel 4’s Head of Documentaries Nick Mirsky believes this new run, Educating Greater Manchester, will be just as good as its predecessors.

He said:”We have had a year without the series and are extremely excited to return with a new school in Salford.

“The new series promises to unearth more inspirational, entertaining and heart-rending stories from the hallways of Harrop Fold, with a few new elements thrown in to the mix.”

During the first visit episode viewers will see how the school responds to the devastating terror attack at Manchester Arena.

Eight pupils and one teacher attended the Ariana Grande concert.

They will also see the school welcoming an intake of students from a range of foreign countries, including Rani, 11, from war-torn Syria who quickly strikes up a friendship with fellow Year Seven pupil Jack.

Despite the challenges the staff and students face, headteacher Drew Povey is nevertheless looking forward to sharing his school’s story with the nation.

He said “The school has been on an incredible journey over recent years and we are extremely proud of our students, staff and local community.

“We have been given the opportunity to share our story through the Educating series, we believed it was something that we had to do.

“Team Harrop has been galvanised by its significant challenges but unswerving commitment to making the difference.”

Previously cameras have followed staff and students in a Cardiff and Yorkshire school, with individuals being celebrated nationally because of their achievements